Doctrine of Anointing 
							5/12/2018

   I.  Definition: The use of oil, sometimes mixed with spices to 	  be poured on a person or thing. 
	   
	  A. Hebrew v.  jAvDm mashach —smear, pour, rub
		1. to paint a house (Jer. 22:4)
		2. to oil a shield (Is. 21:5)
           3. to spread on one’s body with oil/ointments (Dan. 10:3).
           4. to put with or in food (Ex. 29:2) 
          
	  B. Messiah and Christ
		1. Messiah Hebrew n. AjyIvDm  mashiach   The anointed 		    (one), the king, ruler   (Ps. 2:2;20:6; Dan. 9:25 etc.)
		
		2. Christ  Greek 
		    a.  n. Cristo/ß; christos —anointed one
		     (Matt. 1:1,16,17 etc.)		 

		   b. Messi÷aß; Messias —anointed one- transliteration of 			  Hebrew or Aramaic
			(Jn. 1:41;4:25) Only twice. Both cases, John translates 		      it for the readers to Christos.  

 II.  To Anoint for the Purpose of Setting Apart/Make Holy
	  or Consecration in the Old Testament
	  A.  For the Official Recognition and legal right for one to be  		  King
	       1. Samuel anointed Saul (1 Sam. 15:1)
		  2. Samuel anointed  David (1 Sam. 16:3); 
		  3. Zadok and Nathan anointed Solomon ( 1 Kgs. 				     1:34,39). 
		  4. Other kings: Hazael (1 Kgs. 19:15), Jehu (1 Kgs.				      19:16).
             5. They would use olive oil sometimes mixed with spices 		       and pour it over the king’s head. 
 		  6. At times it came with the gift of the Spirit which 			      enable the selected king by God to rule his people 
			 (1 Sam. 16:13).  
	  B.  Priests were anointed.
		  1.  Aaron and his sons (Ex. 30:30;40:13,15).
		  2.  Oil would be poured on the head of the priest 
			(Ex. 29:7). 
	  C.  The Prophet Elisha was anointed (1 Kgs. 19:16)
	  D.  Things Anointed for Service 
		  1. The tent of the meeting/tabernacle (Ex. 30:6;40:9) 
		  2. The altar was set is apart to be holy (Ex. 29:36;40:10). 
 		  3. The ark of the testimony (Ex. 30:26). 
		  4. Furnishings: utensils (Ex. 40:9-10), the laver and 		     		 stand (Ex. 40:11). 
       E.  The dedication of the temple complex of the new 				  Millennial temple (Dan. 9:24).

III.  Anointing Words in New Testament (Greek)
	 		
	 A. For Jesus    
		1. aÓlei÷fw   aleiphoœ  —to rub on, to anoint with a liquid: 		    oil, spices, perfumes 
		    a. Of Jesus alive (Lu. 7:38,46; Jn. 12:3-act of devotion)
		    b. Of Jesus’ corpse (Mark 16:1)
		2. muri÷zw; murizoœ —to rub on oil or perfume 
				of Jesus Mk. 14:8—anointed beforehand for burial.
		3. ba¿llw; balloœ  —to pour upon 
				over Jesus’ head Matt. 26:12 
		4. katace÷w; katacheoœ  --to pour upon
				over Jesus’ head—Matt. 26:7; Mk. 14:3
	 	5. cri÷w; chrioœ — used in a figurative sense anoint for 			   special purposes (See below)

      B. General Uses
	      1. To smell nice (Matt. 6:17)
	      2. For medicinal purposes (Mk. 6:13; Ja. 5:15 cf. Lu. 			     10:34)

 IV.  Anoint  
        A. The Verb cri÷w; chrioœ  Used five times.
	      1. For Jesus Christ  
			a. As the anointed King/Messiah Acts 4:27
			b. With the the Spirit for empowerment (Lu. 4:18; Acts 			    10:38). 
			c. With the oil of gladness Heb. 1:9 quoted from Ps. 				   44:8. 
	      2. The believer is sealed and anointed by the Holy 				      Spirit (2 Cor. 1:21-22). This too is the baptism of 				 the Spirit which occurs at salvation (Rom. 8:9).
	
			2Cor. 1:21 Now it is God who makes both us and you 			stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
			2Cor. 1:22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his 			Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is 			to come.					NIV84
	
        B. The noun cri√sma; chrisma  used twice for the believer.
		       1.  Scripture
			    1 John 2:19   Out from us they went, but they were 			    not really out from us, because if they had really 				    been of us, they would have remained with us; but 			    they went out so that they might be revealed that all 			    are not of us
			   1 John 2:20  and you have an anointing from the 				    Holy One, and you all know.
 
			    a. The anointing refers to the Baptism of the Holy 				   Spirit that every believer receives at salvation 
			        (Rom. 8:9).
			    b. In this context, the Spirit enables the believer to 				  discern false teaching from truth. 
			    c. Therefore the believer is able to discern who the 				   false teachers are by way of their teaching and 				   them having left the good church.  
 
			 2. Scripture
				1 John 2:27  Now as for you, the anointing that you 			     received from him abides in you and you have no 			     need that anyone should teach you; but as his 				     [Christ’s] anointing teaches you about all things, 				and is true and is not a lie, and just as he (Spirit] 				has taught you, you abide in him [Christ].

				a. The believer receives the anointing of the Spirit 				    from Christ so that the Spirit abides (indwells) 				    the believer.
                      b. The indwelling Spirit teaches the believer by 					     convincing him of what is true. 		
				c. This enables the believer to live by truth in the 				    light and continue to abide in Christ. 
                      d. In this context, he also is able to discern the 				          truth from the false and identify false teachers. 

				3. Notes
				    a. There is only one anointing that comes to 						   every believer when he is saved and baptized 					   with the Holy Spirit. 
				    b. There is no second anointing, special 							        anointing, not any special person or group 						   anointing. 

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			1)  The is the Holy Spirit, who as the Spirit of Truth
			     who taught the disciples, who would become 						apostles all things including bringing to 							remembrance things Jesus had taught them. (Jn. 				(14:26 cf. 15:26-27). 
			2)  The Holy Spirit would also enable the apostles to 				hear the Holy Spirit so they could communicate the 				spoken word and write Scripture (Jn. 16:13). 

		The Spirit is the Helper, the Advocate that was promised 		(Acts 1:4) by the Father that was sent, once Jesus was 			ascended and with the Father in heaven.

 	

The context in both passages 2:20,27 contrasts this endowment with apostasy and deceit (cf. 1 John 2:19, 26). One may say that, through following and abiding in Jesus (2:28), and through the power of the preached word as it works in the church, believers are given a share in the messianic anointing of Jesus.